The Otway National Park hugs the coastline of the Tasman sea along the Great Ocean Drive. It contains a rain forest which surprised and delighted us. It is different than the type of forest we found in Queensland, but still filled with biodiversity and lots of water falls. Koala bears nosh on the eucalyptus trees found in this forest and were quite numerous. You could always tell when a Koala bear had been spotted along the road with cars parked every which way and people taking photos. Koala bears don't seem to mind people gawking at them as they are usually high up in the tree snoozing. In fact Koala bears sleep between 18-22 hours of each day so we have rarely seen them awake. The reason they sleep so much is that their diet of eucalyptus leaves requires hours and hours to digest while providing very little energy in exchange.
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| Fern Trees reach 15 feet or more |
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| Great to see waterfalls that had water running over them again! |
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| These are the types of trees Koalas eat & live in |
Our next stop is Melbourne where we will do some sightseeing and shopping. On our "must do" list are new walking shoes. We are averaging 8-12 miles a day which means that we blow through a pair of shoes about every two months. (Good rule of thumb is changing out your shoes every 600 miles or so.) Clothes last longer but realistically, at some point you do get tired of wearing the same things! Lesson learned as it pertains to budgets - plan for more shoes!!!😄😄
Stay Curious & Travel Soon
Cheryl & Dan
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